Earth's Magnetic Field Vibrates Like a Drum (VIDEO)

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NASA's THEMIS mission proves a 45-year-old theory that the outer boundary of Earth's magnetic field vibrates like a drum.

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Video courtesy Martin Archer, Queen Mary University of London

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